#bbbbb8

Color #bbbbb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.49 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbb8

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 184)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.8, -0.55, 1.52)

LCH

lch(75.8, 1.62, 109.89)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0042, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b8bb

Analogous

#bbb9b8

#bbbbb8

#b9bbb8

Triadic

#bbbbb8

#b8bbbb

#bbb8bb

Split-complementary

#bbbbb8

#b8b9bb

#b9b8bb

Tetradic

#bbbbb8

#b8bbb8

#b8b8bb

#bbb8bb

Square

#bbbbb8

#b8bbb9

#b8b8bb

#bbb8b9

Shades

Color #bbbbb8 mixed toward black.

#9d9d98

#7e7e79

#5f5f5b

#3f3f3c

#20201e

Tints

Color #bbbbb8 mixed toward white.

#c6c6c4

#d2d2d0

#dddddb

#e8e8e7

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bbbbb8 mixed toward gray.

#bbbbb8

#babab8

#babab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb9 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb9 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbb8]

Related colors

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbb8 (#bbbbb8) is rgb(187, 187, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbbbb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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